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Housing in WN1 3EH

What the homes in WN1 3EH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wigan East
Council
Wigan
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,541 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (46.5%). Flats make up 41.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.

WN1 3EHEngland
Detached3.3%22.9%
Semi-detached9%31.5%
Terraced46.5%23%
Purpose-built flat38.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

25.1% of households in the WN1 3EH area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 13.8% own outright and 11.4% with a mortgage.

WN1 3EH
25%
25%
48%
England
  • Owned25.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented25.4%20.5%
  • Social rented48.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WN1 3EHEngland
Owned outright13.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan11.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council42.9%8.3%
From a housing association5.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 54.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WN1 3EHEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (37%). 15.4% of households include dependent children.

WN1 3EHEngland
Living alone, under 6637%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.8%12.8%
Couple, no children12%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Wigan

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wigan (August 2026, +6.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

WiganEngland
All homes£746£1,459
One bedroom£542£1,195
Two bedrooms£700£1,335
Three bedrooms£838£1,489
Four or more£1,143£2,161
Detached£1,000£1,640
Semi-detached£830£1,449
Terraced£748£1,435
Flat or maisonette£636£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WN1 3EH (Wigan East) (about 1,541 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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